Peppino is a portly Italian chef wearing a black T-shirtwith a white tank top above. He also wears black pants and shoes, and dons a chef's hat. Peppino has and a small mustache under his long nose and black hair, but in some states, like running into an enemy at Mach 3, he is shown to be bald, with hair only on his sides. He shows signs of both anger and fear, frequently shifting between the two. He is only shown to be happy when he accomplishes something, for example, when Peppino collects a key or Tower Secret Treasure, getting an A-Rank or higher, and during the True Ending. Despite his rough emotional state and portly figure, he is shown to be rather strong, as he can pick up and throw large objects with ease, run extremely quickly, tear through enemies with Mach abilities, among many other powerful attacks.

He is the owner of Peppino Pizza, named after himself. The restaurant is implied to be in rough shape, with buckets of water spilled on the floor (with a stray bucket), and pizza sliding off the counter. As shown in the game's intro, running the restaurant seems to be putting Peppino in a bit of debt, with little to no money shown in the shop. Additionally, in the game's ending, Mr. stick can be seen running off with a bag of money, behind what is assumed to be Peppino Pizza. This could be the reason behind Peppino's large amounts of debt. Despite their rivalry, Mr. Stick is still considered to be one of Peppino’s friends. (Got this from the wiki)